Gas burner for cook stoves



0st 31, 1933. E, KUNZ 1,932,743

GAS BURNER FOR COOK STOVES Filed March 50, 1932 Patented a. 31, 1933 1 932 743 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GAS BURNER FOR COOK STOVES Emil Kunz, Chicago, Ill. Application March 30, 1932. Serial No. 602,1l

' 2 Claims. (01. 158-116) This invention relates to improvements in gas thereof, from an inspection of which, when conburners, and more particularly to thetype of sidered in connection with the following degas burner employed in cooking stoves, or the scription, my invention, its mode of operation, like. construction and assembly, and many of its ad- 5 The main object of the invention is to provide vantages should be readily understood and ap- 69 a novel and improved attachment for the gas preciated. burner of a cook stove, or the like, which attach- Referring to the drawing, in which similar ment is adapted to be disposed on said burner characters of reference are employed to indiin position to protect the flames issuing from the cate corresponding or similar parts through the escape-orifices from becoming extinguished either several figures of the drawing: 66 from a gust of wind, or from the spilling of liq- Figure 1 is a top plan view of a burner il1usuid that may drop down onto the burner. trating my improved attachment disposed there- Another object of this invention to provide on, part of the latter being broken away for the for a gas burner of a cook stove or the like a purpose of clearness;

l5 novel and improved attachment adapted for de- Figure 2 is aside elevational view of a burn- (0 tachable engagement onto the burner, to be diser provided with my improved attachment; and posed thereon in position to protect the flame Figure 3 is a view partly in section and partly issuing from the escape-orifices from becoming in elevation of a fragmentary portion of a burner extinguished, said attachment being also adapted provided with my improved attachment thereon.

for becoming heated by the gas flame and to re- Referring to the drawing more specifically by "('5 tain the heat for some period of time after the characters of reference, the nu 1 5 8- supply of gas has been shut off. nates the gas inlet through which a supply of A further object of this invention is to provide gas and air is furnished to the burner 2, the anovel and improved attachment for a gas burnlatter being of annular formation and is proer, comprising a ring adapted for disposition on vided adjacent the upper end thereof with an v0 the burner in such a manner' as to protect the annular row of escape-orifices 3 on the outside flame issuing from the escape-orifices of the thereof and an annular row of escape-orifices 4 burner from becoming extinguished either from on the inside thereof. The said rows of escapea gust of wind, or by reason of liquid spilling orifices are spaced from each other by a relathereon, said ring being detachably secured in tively flat portion 5; The structure so far de- 85 place on the burner. scribed may be of standard and well known con- A still further object of this invention is to struction, and as the same forms no part of the provide a novel and improved attachment present invention it is not thought necessary to adapted for use with gas burners for preventing describe it in more detail.

the extinguishing of the flame issuing from the My improved attachment, which is designated 90 escape-orifices, said attachment being adapted generally by the reference character 10, comfor easy connection with said burner, may be prises a stem portion 11 and a hood portion 12, manufactured at a low cost, and is highly eflisaid stem portion being adapted for resting on cient for carrying out the purposes for which it the portion 5 of the burner. There are provided is designed. at diametrically opposite points on said burner 95 With the foregoing and other objects in view a pair of upstanding pins or lugs 13, which are which will appear as the description proceeds, the adapted to cooperate with a pair of recesses 14 invention consists in certain novel and improved provided in the under side of the stem 11 for features of construction, arrangement and comsecurely holding the attachment in place on the bination of parts hereinafter more fully deburner. The attachment may be made of any 100 scribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawsuitable material, such as iron or the like, which ing and particularly pointed out in the appended material is adapted to retain the heat for a conclaims, it being understood that various changes siderable period of time after the supply of gas in the form, size, shape and minor details of the has been shut off.

construction may be made without departing The hood portion 12 is curved on its upper sur- 105 from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advanface, as shown in the drawing and as the side tages of the invention. portions 15 thereof project beyond the escape- For the purpose of facilitating an understandorifices 3 and 4, it will prevent the spilling of ing of my invention, I have illustrated in the liquid onto said escape-orifices. As shown more accompanying drawing a preferred embodiment clearly in Figure 3 of the drawing, the project- 1 ing portions 15 of the hood are also curved as shown at 16, so that the meeting edges of the outer and inner curved surfaces of the hood portion 12 will come to a distinct point to form a sharp edge as shown at 15 in Figure 3, whereby the dropping of liquid onto said outer curved surface of the hood 12 will result in said liquid dropping off said hood at the edges 15, which will be beyond the escape-orifices.

By reason of the curved inner surface 16 of the hood, the possibility of liquid traveling along said surface and down the stem 11 will be practically avoided. By reason of the above construction it will be apparent that should any liquid be spilled onto the hood 12, the same will roll off the side portions thereof without coming into contact with the escape-orifices to cause the extinguishing of the flame issuing therefrom.

A further feature of this construction is that it will not be possible for a gust of wind or the like to cause the extinguishing of the flame. The reason for this is if this gust of wind should strike the burner on one side thereof, it will be noted that it will only be possible to extinguish the flame issuing from the orifices disposed on the side from which the wind is coming, and it will not reach those orifices disposed on theinside of the burner, or on the outside of the remote side of the burner. For that reason there will always be a sufllcient number of orifices still left burning so as to prevent the extinguishing of the entire flame issuing from the burner.

It will thus be noted that I have provided a simple and inexpensive device, which may be readily disposed in place on a gas burner, and when so disposed it will not only prevent the extinguishing of the flame by reason of any spilled liquid onto the burner, or by any gusts of wind directed against the burnenbut will also act as a heat retainer for a considerable period of time after the shutting ad of the gas supply.

It is believed that my invention, its mode of construction and assembly, and many of its advantages should be readily understood from the foregoing without further description, and it will be manifest that while a preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, for illustrative purposes, the structural details are, nevertheless, capable of wide variation within the purview of my invention as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

l. A gas burner having in combination a supply tube, and an annular gas receiving chamber, said chamber being formed within a ring, the upper portion of which is contracted and is provided with inner and outer concentric lines of orifices arranged just below the uppermost edge of said ring, and an attachment disposed on the upper edge of said ring being of substantially T-shaped cross section, the stem portion of said attachment resting on the upper edge of said ring and the hood portion of said attachment projecting over both of said inner and outer lines of orifices, the projecting sides of said hood portion terminating in sharp edges.

2. A gas burner having in combination a supply tube and an annular gas receiving chamber, said chamber being formed within a ring, which ring is provided at its upper portion with inner and outer lines of escape orifices arranged just below the uppermost edge of said ring, and a member of substantially T-shaped cross section disposed on said upper edge of said ring, means for detachably securing said member in place on said ring, the upper portion of said member having side edges thereof projecting over the said lines of orifices, the underside of said projecting portions being curved.

EMIL KUNZ. 

